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A labyrinthine fistula is an abnormal opening in the inner ear. This can result in leakage of the perilymph into the middle ear. [ 1 ] This includes specifically a perilymph fistula ( PLF ), an abnormal connection between the fluid of the inner ear and the air-filled middle ear .
Recovery from acute labyrinthine inflammation generally takes from one to six weeks, but it is not uncommon for residual symptoms such as dysequilibrium and dizziness to last for a couple of months. [25] Recovery from a temporarily damaged inner ear typically follows two phases: An acute period, which may include severe vertigo and vomiting
Michel aplasia, also known as complete labyrinthine aplasia (CLA), is a congenital abnormality of the inner ear. It is characterized by the bilateral absence of differentiated inner ear structures and results in complete deafness . Michel aplasia should not be confused with michel dysplasia. [1] It may affect one or both ears. [2]
Otosclerosis is a condition of the middle ear where portions of the dense enchondral layer of the bony labyrinth remodel into one or more lesions of irregularly-laid spongy bone.
Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 years old, with Down syndrome, as shown in a remarkable fossil preserving traits in the inner ear ...
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder arising from a problem in the inner ear. [3] Symptoms are repeated, brief periods of vertigo with movement, characterized by a spinning sensation upon changes in the position of the head. [1]
The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has dementia and late onset Alzheimer's disease, his legal team has said in a court document filed in New York. Lawyers for Mike Jeffries have requested ...
Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, registered dietitian, science advisory board member at Humann, and a professor emeritus at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State University, tells Food ...